La Liga, of the the Spanish soccerleague has linked up with the biggest name in the sport. Or, more accurately, the longest name: Welsh team Clwb Pêl Droed Llanfairpwllgw”yngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch Football Club.
The team, based in North Wales and more commonly known as CPD Llanfairpwll FC, is set to be sponsored by LaLiga throughout the current season.
The league’s “LL” logo will appear on the front of Llanfairpwll’s jerseys, which also bear the town’s full, 58-letter name on the club crest.
“This really is an outstanding partnership for us,” Samantha Jones-Smith, the club’s chairwoman. “Not only is it the most exciting collaboration the club has ever had, but it also allows us to improve both on and off the field.”

“We’ve got a great group here who are really committed to bringing success to the club,” said manager Gwydaf Hughes. “This new partnership with LaLiga brings further professionalism to our side, and I know the lads can’t wait to wear the new kit with pride from this Saturday and throughout the season.”
The coastal village, located on island of Anglesey, is said to have the longest town name in Europe. It’s not the original name, but was devised in the nineteenth century by a local cobbler as a way to attract tourists to the area.
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That small town is famous in the UK for having the longest place name. It is a real challenge to say the name, unless you are a native Welsh speaker with the right accent.
Best wishes, Pete.
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I can not even begin to tackle it
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This TV weatherman pronounced it perfectly. :)
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wow! rolled off this tongue without pause. impressive
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This is what the name means in English, Beth.
The full English translation of the town’s name is as follows:
St Mary’s Church in the Hollow of the White Hazel Near to the Rapid Whirlpool of Llantysilio of the Red Cave
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Wow, that’s wonderful- thank you
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I was going to look for this very same video ;-)
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Perfect
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:D
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Thanks for sharing how they speak the name of this place.
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It is very hard to say, unless you are Welsh. (I am not Welsh) I suspect the TV weatherman was ‘coached’ to be able to say it so perfectly. :)
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I don’t know how many coaches I would use up until I could say this 😂
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The same for me, erika
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😄
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Yes, and practiced at least one or so before being on air
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I live about 30 miles away &hadn’t heard this news. Great to hear this amazing news from you 😊
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sounds like it’s a win for them
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There doesn’t seem to be much ‘Good News’ out there, so when there is it is wonderful to read about it.
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I’m a fan of good news as well –
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Haha! I think one can just get by without saying the name and saying that place with the longest name ever.
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I hope so)
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😅😅😅
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I lose control of the TV when soccer time comes round.
I’ll ask, “Who’s playing?” the next time Llanfairpwllgw”yngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch comes round.
And then I’ll say “Would you repeat that please?” :)
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Ha!
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Say it? How about how to remember how to spell it?
That is a lovely story, Beth.
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Right! Starts with a w?…
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Hahaha!! Right!
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Wow! Such an obscure but interesting fact. I sure wish I knew how to pronounce that name, it might come in handy in a future trivia game! Kudos to you for finding this fact and sharing it with us!
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I’ll work on it
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You pass the typing test, Beth!
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Right!
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So glad I don’t have to say that name in a sentence or put in in a form field.
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Right!
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The Welsh have some fascinating names for their towns and cities … this one is definitely a doozy … distantly, I have some Welsh in me, hence the name ‘Ivor’ and my younger sister is ‘Myfanwy’ …
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Ah!
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I wonder how you say it…
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There’s nothing like football ⚽️
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So loved by so many
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Thank you for sharing.
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My pleasure
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Gosh, Beth! How cool and awesome! I will watch Pete’s video.
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I’m amazed that anyone can pronounce it
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Right?!?! 🤪
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Cool
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I think I’d just abbreviate it to “Llanfair,” which looks lovely to me.
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Yes, that works for me
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I held a competition in my pub in which everyone had to try pronouncing it, and it was judged by a Welsh lady! First prize – a free drink!
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How great and lucky for her!
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Somehow, the Welsh part of my DNA finds that name mostly normal.
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That says a lot – instinct for home
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I am surprised, I never heard of this place before! This is awesome!
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It was new to me also –
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This is great!
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I love their name
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These coaches are so many. I see these on TV .Anita
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Yes
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Oh, my, I would not want to even try to pronounce, spell or write that town name.
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I so agree)
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It sounds great, Beth! I don’t want to try pronouncing it.
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me either)
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OMG that is so funny, I have never heard of it until now.
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I don’t think I’ll ever master the name )
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hahaha; I originally was going to call my book of poems, ‘A Welsh Railway Station’ after the cancer’s long name but was persuaded against it —
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probably a good call )
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When I was a kid, I read that the longest English word is antidisestablishmentarianism. A decade or two later the longest word was said to be pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis. A search just now turned up the claim that there’s a technical English word 189,819 letters long:
https://www.babbel.com/en/magazine/the-longest-word-in-the-world
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Wow
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This is wonderful!
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and it might take a bit of practice before it rolls off your tongue
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😀
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wow, what a long name for a place!
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I’m not sure that I’d ever be able to pronounce it)
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